IRAQ JOINS THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
The government of Iraq has deposited its instrument of accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) with the Secretary General of the United Nations and within 30 days, on 12 February 2009,...
Chemical Disarmament Quarterly newsletter, December 2008
OPCW Associate Programme 2008 Experiences. Featured articles: The Threat of Chemical Weapons: Use by Non-State Actors, Multiple Uses of Chemicals: An Education Tool, Kofi Annan International...
European Union-Sponsored Day for National Authorities
At the invitation of the European Union (EU), with France holding its Presidency, an EU-sponsored day for National Authorities of OPCW Member States was held at the OPCW headquarters on 1 December...
On 5 December 2008, the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, received H.E. Mr Grigoriy Alekseevich Rapota, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation...
OPCW Director-General Visits the Geneva Centre for Security Policy
On 9 December 2008 the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, visited the Geneva Centre for Security Policy to address participants in the International Training Course in Security Policy...
Recent documents in English
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NOTE BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL WORKSHOP ON THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN AND THE MIDDLE EAST REGION | 19/12/2008 |  |
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INVITATION TO APPLY FOR A BASIC ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY COURSE UNDER THE OPCW PROGRAMME TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN AFRICA | 17/12/2008 | |
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REPORT OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE VALIDATION GROUP FOR THE UPDATING OF THE OPCW CENTRAL ANALYTICAL DATABASE 18 AND 19 NOVEMBER 2008 | 17/12/2008 | |
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STATEMENT BY CUBA TO THE 13th SESSION OF THE CSP - ITEM 17 OF THE AGENDA IN RELATION TO IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE XI OF THE CWC | 12/12/2008 | |
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INVITATION TO NATIONAL AUTHORITIES OF STATES PARTIES TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH NEWLY PROCURED ITEMS OF APPROVED EQUIPMENT | 10/12/2008 | |
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STATUS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION AS AT 20 NOVEMBER 2008 | 05/12/2008 | |
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CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES AT ITS THIRTEENTH SESSION | 05/12/2008 | |
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS TO THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES | 05/12/2008 | |
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DECISION PROGRAMME AND BUDGET OF THE OPCW FOR 2009 | 05/12/2008 | |
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ENGLISH DECISION SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 2009 | 05/12/2008 | |
185 nations, 98% of the global population, have joined the OPCW.
30,130, or 42.24%, of the world's declared stockpile of 71,328 metric tonnes of chemical agent have been destroyed.
3.10, or 35.76%, of the 8.67 million chemical munitions and containers have been destroyed.
3,528 inspections have taken place at 195 chemical weapon-related and 1,103 industrial sites on the territory of 81 States Parties since April 1997. Worldwide, 5,116 industrial facilities are liable to inspection.